Chapter 12 Chalukya And Rashtrakuta Dynasty Chalukya(543-755 AD): --Two = 1)Western Chalukya(Of Vengi) + 2)Eastern Chalukya(Of Kalyani). --Pulkeshin 1 = Founder --Language= Sanskrit + Kannad Pulkeshin 2(608-642 AD) : -- Source : Aihole inscription (by Ravikirti , a court poet = Jain ) --He defeated = Kadambas of banbasi , Gangas (Ruler= Durvinita) of Mysore , Harshavardhana couldn’t cross Narmada river. -- Got defeated = NarsimhaVarman 1 ( Pallavas) at Kanchi à title= Vatapikonda (Vatapi=capital of Chalukyas) -- Hiuen Tsang ===Visited(Pulkeshins kingdom) à Buddhism decline = Western Deccan à Jainism=no problem====May be because Ravikirti , the court poet, was Jaina. Successors : Vikramaditya (son of Pulkeshin 2) destroyed Kanchi= revenge taken(from Pallavas) KirtiVarman à Last king= Defeated by Rashtrakuta . Admi...